Public Charity

WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA

WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA, of BIRMINGHAM, AL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $6.0M in revenue, $4.2M in expenses, $11.7M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 187 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $6.2M.

EIN: 450952468 BIRMINGHAM, AL Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.0M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$11.7M
Grants Given187
Grant Total$6.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN FOUNDATION IMPACTING THE WORLD AROUND US BY ACCELERATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN. WE ENVISION A SOCIETY WHERE POWER AND POSSIBILITY ARE NOT LIMITED BY GENDER, RACE, OR PLACE. FOUNDED AS A REGIONAL WOMEN'S FUND IN 1996, THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA IS THE STATE'S ONLY PUBLIC WOMEN'S FOUNDATION APPLYING GENDER LENS TO GRANTMAKING, RESEARCH, AND ADVANCING ALABAMA CHILD CARE ACCELERATOR.

Where $100 goes at Women's Foundation of Alabama

How Women's Foundation of Alabama divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$58
Grantmakingin 2024, the Women'S Foundation of Alabama strengthened its position as the state's leading philanthropic organization advancing women's economic opportunity
79% of program spending
$9
Advancing alabama child care accelerator in addition to competitive grantmaking, the foundation invests in strategic initiatives to elevate women and families on the path to economic mobility
12% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 8,000 women
$6
Advocacyto address gender inequities, wfa leverages public policy advocacy as a strategic tool for change because we know that philanthropy alone is not enough
9% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Women's Foundation of Alabama

Often funds new orgs 57% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

J F DRAKE STATE COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
HUNTSVILLE, AL · 2024
WOMEN IN NURSING - DRAKE STATE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$75,000
WALLACE STATE COMM COLLEGE FUTURE FDN
HANCEVILLE, AL · 2024
WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING
$75,000
BIRMINGHAM, AL · 2024
FAMILY-CENTERED COACHING FOR JSCC PHLEBOTOMY TRAINING PROGRAM
$75,000
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GADSDEN, AL · 2024
WOMEN IN WELDING - GADSDEN STATE (SKILLS TRAINING)
$75,000
WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HANCEVILLE, AL · 2024
WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SONOGRAPHY
$75,000

Showing up to 5 of 187 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Angela Jarrett
SECRETARY Brooke Coleman
DIRECTOR Brooke Reid
DIRECTOR Carroll Phelps
DIRECTOR Cathy De La Garza
DIRECTOR Christy Taylor

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,590,467 52 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,448,756 34 grants
Education
$985,982 24 grants
Human & Social Services
$394,611 15 grants
Youth Development
$233,250 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.0M $4.2M $11.7M
2023 $5.5M $3.0M $10.7M
2022 $1.9M $2.1M $5.8M
2020 $2.6M $1.7M $4.1M
2019 $1.2M $1.5M $3.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $6.0M (+390%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL.

AL

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